PIX4676560: Lava flow from Etna - Lava flow from Etna - Lava flow on the slopes of Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. In the distance, the lights of the city of Catania. Lava flow on the slopes of Mount Etna, one of the most active volcano on earth. Background are the citylights of Catania / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675872: Deforestation in Brazil - 2000 - Deforestation in Brazil - 2000 - View of deforestation in Rondonia, one of the Brazilian states where deforestation is the most intensive. In 1978, deforestation covered 4200 square km of the state, in 1988 about 30,000 square km and in 2003 about 67,000 square km. Image obtained by Terra satellite on 30 July 2000. The Amazon forest appears in green, the areas deforested in light colours. The state of Rondonia in western Brazil is one of the most deforested parts of the Amazon. In the past three decades, clearing and degradation of the state's original 208,000 square kilometers of forest (about 51.4 million acres, an area slightly smaller than the state of Kansas) has been rapid: 4,200 square kilometers cleared by 1978; 30,000 by 1988; and 53,300 by 1998. By 2003, an estimated 67,764 square kilometers of rainforest - - an area larger than the state of West Virginia - - had been cleared. Here is a satellite image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite taken on July 30, 2000. Intact forest is deep green, while cleared areas are tan (bare ground) or light green (crops, pasture, or occasionally, second - growth forest) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676025: Llaima volcano from space - Llaima Volcano - Chile - Mount Llaima is a stratovolcano located in Chile. It rises at an altitude of 3,125 meters and is considered one of the most active volcanoes in the country and South America. Image obtained from the International Space Station (ISS) on May 26, 2017. The Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. Image taken from ISS on May 26 2017 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676795: Sakurajima volcano and city of Kagoshima - Japan - Sakurajima Volcano and city of Kagoshima - Japan - Sakura-Jima volcano is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. In the foreground is the city of Kagoshima, located less than eight kilometres from the volcano. Image obtained in December 2009. Sakura-jima is one of the most active stratovolcano on Earth. Foreground is the city of Kagoshima, located at five miles from the volcano. December 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676867: Anak Krakatau volcano eruption - Anak Krakatau volcano - Anak Krakatau volcano eruption in May 2008. This explosive-type active volcano is located in Indonesia on the Pacific belt of fire. The Anak Krakatau (the “son of Krakatoa”) appeared in 1927 on the remains of the terrible explosion of Krakatoa in 1883. Volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatau in May 2008. This active volcano is located in Indonesia on the Pacific Ring of fire. Anak Krakatau, which means child of Kratatau,””” emerged from the sea in 1928 replacing the Krakatau craters destroyed in the 1883 eruption. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676960: Anak Krakatau volcano eruption - Anak Krakatau volcano - Anak Krakatau volcano eruption in May 2008. This explosive-type active volcano is located in Indonesia on the Pacific belt of fire. The Anak Krakatau (the “son of Krakatoa”) appeared in 1927 on the remains of the terrible explosion of Krakatoa in 1883. Volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatau in May 2008. This active volcano is located in Indonesia on the Pacific Ring of fire. Anak Krakatau, which means child of Kratatau,””” emerged from the sea in 1928 replacing the Krakatau craters destroyed in the 1883 eruption. / Bridgeman Images